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WorksheetsQ3 mini 1 (Life Science)
Total questions: 157
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
The scientific name given to an organism is based on binominal nomenclature.
True
False
Naming system developed by Linnaeus
Classification
Binominal Nomenclature
Genus
Taxonomy
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
responds to stimuli
has a brain
reproduces
made of cells
May occur in all body cells
mitosis
meiosis
occurs only in reproductive cells
mitosis
meiosis
produces gametes
mitosis
meiosis
a single division
mitosis
meiosis
a double division
mitosis
meiosis
results in 2 identical daughter cells
mitosis
meiosis
results in 4 cells that are different from the first cell and each other
mitosis
meiosis
Ends with the same number of chromosomes- Diploid
mitosis
meiosis
Ends with Half the number of chromosomes in each cell- Haploid
mitosis
meiosis
used for growth and repair
mitosis
meiosis
(Which cell type is not produced in meiosis?)
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
Define Allele
Different Forms of a gene
The factors that control traits
An organisms physical appearance
Define Gene
The factors that control traits
Organism that has two different alleles for that trait
The likelihood that a particular event will occur
Define trait
The kids
Different physical characteristics
An allele that is covered up
Define Punnet square
The factors that control traits
The chart that shows all genes
A chart that shows all the genetic possibilities and combos
Pick all of the Genotypes
Dimples
Pp
Right handed
YY
Pick the examples of Phenotypes
Straight hair
Brown eyes
Rr
TT
75% purple, 25% white
(E= 3 eyes, e= 1 eye)
AA x aa
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?
b = blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.
Draw a Punnett Square on Scratch paper! In Pea plants, yellow seeds are dominant to green seeds. If a heterozygous yellow pea plant pollinated a pea plant with green seeds, what is the probability their offspring would be yellow?
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Which choice best represents the genotypes of the offspring shown. ?
1 heterozygous: 2 homozygous recessive: 0 homozygous dominant
2 heterozygous: 2 homozygous recessive: 0 homozygous dominant
3 heterozygous: 1 homozygous recessive: 0 homozygous dominant
1 heterozygous: 3 homozygous recessive: 0 homozygous dominant
Alternate form of a gene (ex. blue eyes vs brown eyes)
allele
gene
trait
dominant
The father's genotype is __________
homozygous
heterozygous
The passing of traits from a parent to their offspring.
heredity
traits
characteristics
phenotypes
A scientist uses a computer to make a model of DNA, the genetic material that determines inherited characteristics in living things. DNA is found inside the cells of living things. The model looked like the figure above.
Which of the following is the best reason that a scientist would want to use a model to study DNA?
DNA is very small
DNA is very large
DNA is very rare
DNA does not really exist
Where are the chromosomes found in a eukaryotic cell?
mitochondria
cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleus
Genetic information is stored in ______________.
DNA molecules
RNA molecules
protein molecules
carbohydrate molecules
What percentage of a person’s genes comes from each parent?
100% from the mother
100% from the father
50% from the mother and 50% from the father
The percentage of genes from each parent will vary for each person.
The diagram shows a parent cell containing four chromosomes. Which of the following diagrams shows the resulting cells after this parent cell completes the process of meiosis?
Genetics is the study of ____________, which is defined as __________________________.
heredity, the probability of genotype and phenotypes
heredity, the passing of traits from parents to offspring
reproduction, the passing of chromosomes from parent to offspring
reproduction, the passing of traits from parents to offspring
Ryan notices that his friend’s brothers and sisters are all tall. What is the best explanation for this characteristic?
They have tall parents
They have identical genes.
They eat healthy foods.
They live in the same environment.
An advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that sexual reproduction _____________.
produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parents
produces offspring with more genes than the parents
decreases diversity within the species
increases diversity with the species
Each body cell in a duck has 80 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in a duck’s sex cells?
40
80
120
160
Which form of reproduction produces offspring identical to their parents?
meiosis
pollination
sexual
asexual
Which of the following organisms does NOT require two parents to reproduce?
1
2
3
4
